Creative Team
Emma Thornett
Acting tutorEmma trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama.
West End Credits: Baby Joey/Paulette in War Horse (New London Theatre); U/s Belinda Duffield in South Downs (Harold Pinter Theatre) Donna Marie in Blood Brothers (The Phoenix Theatre) U/s Millie in The Browning Version (Harold Pinter Theatre)
Other Theatre: Are You As Nervous As I Am (Greenwich Theatre), Jack & The Beanstalk, Bedknobs & Broomsticks, Ursula in The Little Mermaid and MC/Sheila in Us Against Whatever for Middle Child Theatre, Shirley Markowitz/Hold Me, Touch Me in The Producers at Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre, Missus/Puppet Captain in 101 Dalmatians (The Birmingham Rep), Puppeteer/Puppet Captain in Dinosaur World (National Tour) Jill Haines in Darkness, Darkness (Nottingham Playhouse) Mary in All The Fun Of The Fair (Original Cast, National Tour) Silvia in The Recruiting Officer and Angelica in The Constant Couple (George Farquhar Theatre Festival, Derry) Maid Marian in Robin Hood (New Theatre, Cardiff) Mrs Dearly/The Sheepdog in 101 Dalmatians (Northampton Theatre Royal); Tracy’s Mum/Louise in the National Tour of Tracy Beaker Gets Real (Nottingham Playhouse) Fairy Fortuna in Mother Goose (Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal) Princess Aouda in Around The World in 80 Days (Liverpool Playhouse and Tour); Diane in Pal Joey (Nottingham Playhouse and Ipswich New Wolsey); Comedienne in Revolution and Newsrevue (Edinburgh Festival 01/02); Svetlana in Around the World in 80 Days (BAC); and Adriana in The Comedy of Errors (German National Tour). Emma created the role of The Spirit in Lifts in her professional debut at the Taunton Brewhouse.
Recording: Wardrobe Lady in Extras (BBC). Claire in Netflix series Love Death and Robots :Zima Blue, by Tim Miller and David Fincher and Roxy in the animated Series Lego Friends Girls on a Mission for Disney. Emma can be seen in cinemas across the globe as Baby Joey (Head)/Paulette in The National Theatre Live screening of the multi award winning production of Warhorse